Police are still searching for a man who escaped from custody Tuesday night after giving a fake name.
Danville police have identified the missing suspect as Michael Jerome Barksdale of White Street in Danville.
Barksdale has an outstanding warrant on file for felony shoplifting, according to a news release from the police department.
He is now wanted for felony acts of uttering, identity fraud and escaping custody.
Rueben Cardwell, the man who Barksdale purported to be, was located at his place of employment and found to be a victim of identity theft, police said.
On Tuesday, police arrested a suspect for trying to cash a fraudulent check.
The man told police his name was Rueben Tony Cardwell and then managed to escape police custody and run from the building.
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